New York Times: Trump’s Self-Funding Includes Payments to Family and His Companies
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The spending raised eyebrows among campaign finance experts and some of Mr. Trumps critics who have questioned whether the presumptive Republican nominee, who points to his business acumen as a case for his candidacy, is trying to do what he has suggested he would in 2000 when he mulled making an independent run: Its very possible that I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it.
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He could end up turning a profit if he repaid himself for the campaign loans, said Paul S. Ryan, a campaign finance expert with the Campaign Legal Center. He could get all his money back plus the profit margin for what his campaign has paid himself for goods and services.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/22/us/politics/donald-trump-self-funding-payments.html
New York Times: Trump’s Self-Funding Includes Payments to Family and His Companies (Original Post)
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Jun 2016
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